Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:43 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:04 am – 3:53 pm
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People12,397 residentsin the Burnt Oak & Watling Park census areaMedian age 35.24,210 households36% of homes owner-occupied17% owned outright31% social rented, 31% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.5% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 5,441 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, construction 15%, retail and wholesale 14%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 35% go by car, 34% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 66%7% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C686 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 days of air frost, 24 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesWatling Parkpark · within reach · 11 haSilkstream Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haGrahame Parkpark · under a mileMontrose Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 11 haAbbots Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileBarnet Copthall Leisure Centresports ground · 1.2 mi · 53 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202028 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202539 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 15 · PM2.5 8.5 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,358 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation50 m164 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 70 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEdgware Hospital (Beh-Mht Services)under a mileGP surgeryWatling Medical Centre44 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyJade Pharmacy38 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWatling Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi77 schools43 primary, 10 secondary, 2 all-through, 11 independent, 8 special, 3 otherPrimaryMenorah Foundation Schoolages 3-11, 300 pupilsunder a mileIndependentMenorah Grammar Schoolages 11-21, 231 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySaracens High Schoolages 11-18, 1,170 pupilsunder a mileCollegeStanmore College2.2 miUniversityMiddlesex University1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR13 miRailway stationMill Hill Broadwayunder a mileUndergroundBurnt Oak Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationBrunswick Road / Clarendon RoadEaling5.5 miFerryLondon Zoo Waterbus StopRegents Park6.5 miBus stops151 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HA8 postcode district.
